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Anyone who experiences numbness/tingling on one side, then blurred vision, lasting a few minutes?

Ice-Dancer
07/05/08

My migraines returned at age 58 after a 15-year welcome respite (I am now 60).  I experience the aura (zig-zag patterns), then the headache, sometimes with temporary tingling in hands and face, sometimes without, before the headache begins.  Recently, I had two instances with numbness in my right hand that begins with the little finger and moves to the thumb, then to the face.  This progression lasts about 10 minutes.  Recently, I also experienced what felt like my eyes crossing (they weren't crossed, my husband said), which lasted a few seconds, but was pretty frightening.  These migraines are so different from the ones I had from age 6-35 that I am concerned they might be some else, like MS.  Any thoughts about this pattern would be appreciated.  Thank you.

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Friday, July 11, 2008

Dear Ice-Dancer,

 

Your question has been answered in our Ask the Clinician column. Please see Numbness/tingling on one side, then blurred vision?

 

Teri

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